Maple helicopters are the bane of my spring, I swear. I once spent an hour fishing them out of a gutter only to have a fresh batch blow in overnight. ...

Man, you’re not kidding. Last year I had a client who thought bumping out would be a breeze—until we hit a buried concrete slab from an old patio. Tha...

Title: Getting city approval: digital applications vs. old-school paperwork I totally get what you mean about the appeal of paper plans. There’s some...

Attics have a mind of their own, I swear. I’ve remodeled more than a few, and every time, folks start out with these big dreams—“This time, it’ll stay...

Man, you nailed it with the “nothing is square” thing—last week I tried to hang a door in a 1920s Craftsman and it was like wrestling with a stubborn ...

Had a client once who locked himself out because his phone died mid-dog walk—he ended up sitting on the porch for an hour with a bag of dog poop and n...

Had a guy once who got so fixated on a stray extension cord, he barely noticed the brand new cabinets. I get it—safety and all—but sometimes it feels ...

Mirrors opposite windows can be great, but honestly, I've had mixed results. One client had a huge mirror installed across from their west-facing wind...